- Date
- July 29, 1971
- Place
- Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162053
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1776 71/7/29 HERMISTON,OREG CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 19000 TIME - 0730 N7607V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 5500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERMISTON,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- ACFT SPRAYING ADJACENT FLDS. PLT OF N7607V OVERTOOK AND PULLED UP INTO N375MC.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1776 71/7/29 HERMISTON,OREG CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N375MC PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 18500 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 1 0 0 HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERMISTON,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- TAIL SEPARATED FROM N7607V. N375MC LND OK.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N375MC
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
N375MCRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Intermountain CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelIntermountain CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming IO-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N7607V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7607VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N375MC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.